Books, books and books; A guide to books on Technical Drawing and Horticultural Principles.
The first in a series of guides to recommended books. 3 books each on Technical Drawing and Horticultural Principles.
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iPlantsman
Aug 24, 20225 min read
Product Review - WORX WG743E.1 Lawn Mower
Product Review of WORX WG743E.1 Cordless Lawn Mower.
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iPlantsman
Aug 21, 20225 min read
Book Review - Shade by Susanna Grant
Book Review on Shade by Susanna Grant, a handbook to gardening within shady, especially urban shady spots, including a plant directory.
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iPlantsman
Aug 17, 20226 min read
Five Shrubs to drive Bees and other Pollinators Wild!
Here are five of the best hardy shrubs for temperate gardens to attract Bees and other Pollinator to your garden.
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iPlantsman
Aug 12, 20223 min read
What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Secateurs - You get what you pay for!
Top Tip from experiences with secateurs selection. Fleck, Fiskars, ARS, Niwaki
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iPlantsman
Aug 11, 20227 min read
Book Review - My World of Hepaticas by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi
Book Review of 'My World of Hepaticas' by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi.
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iPlantsman
Aug 10, 20226 min read
Book Review – Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron
Book Review of Create a Mediterranean garden by Pattie Barron.
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iPlantsman
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Product Review -WORX WG163E.2 20V Cordless Grass Trimmer
A few months ago, WORX tools kindly sent me a cordless 20V Leaf Blower to trial and on the back of the success of that tool, I bought...
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iPlantsman
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Don’t claim to love the environment & then send me a leaflet through the post!
Leaflets are not an environmentally sound way of campaigning as a political party!
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iPlantsman
Apr 25, 20216 min read
Book Review - ‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin
A book review on Claire Austin’s 2021 book ‘Peonies’
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iPlantsman
Mar 22, 20212 min read
The Caley
Last week I was accepted as a Council Member and Trustee of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.
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iPlantsman
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Award Shortlisting
I am delighted to have been shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild’s Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award.
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iPlantsman
Aug 22, 20203 min read
What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Troublesome Plants & Maintenance
Maintenance is an obsession for many, but usually in avoiding it. Pick your battles and plan your work, saving it for plants you love.
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iPlantsman
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Thought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season Interest
The value of Seedheads, fruit, winter stems & the beauty of decaying plant material should never be underestimated or ignored when designing
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iPlantsman
Jul 29, 20202 min read
What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus
One important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.
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iPlantsman
Jul 21, 20201 min read
RHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathome
A short video to celebrate RHS Tatton Park in #tattonathome. we can’t be there in person this year, but we can remember former glories.
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iPlantsman
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Thought for today - Blog Post 20/07/2020 Twilight
Twilight Sunlight in July as a magical thing, breathing new life into plants for the briefest of moments.
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iPlantsman
Jul 19, 20201 min read
Thought for today - Blog Post 19/07/2020 Foliage and Rain
Rain impacts on the appearance of plant foliage. Consider it when designing with plants.
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iPlantsman
Jul 13, 20205 min read
5 Crocosmia to grow for a range of colours
5 excellent Crocosmia varieties to grow in your garden for a range of colours.
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iPlantsman
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Thought for today - Blog Post 11.07.20 Gardening for Children
Encourage children to garden by taking cuttings of easy to grow houseplants to share with family and friends.
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